Acid Base Part II Test 1516 (Corrected)
Acid Base Part II Test 1516 (Corrected)
Acid Base Part II Test 1516 (Corrected)
AP Chemistry 2015-16
Multiple Choice
3. Aqueous solutions of equal molar concentrations of these salts are listed in order of increasing pH.
NaBr < NaIO3 < NaF < NaC2H3O2 < Na2SO3
4. The acid dissociation constants for the diprotic acid, malonic acid, H2C3H2O4, are Ka1 = 1.5 x 10-3 and
Ka2 = 2.0 x 10-6. Which of the following represents the Kb for HC3H2O41-?
5. Percentage ionization is defined as the number of moles of weak acid that ionizes expressed as a percentage of
the original concentration. Calculate the percentage ionization of a 0.10 M solution of hydroazoic acid, HN3,
Ka = 4.0 x 10-5.
a. 3 b. 5 c. 9 d. 11
a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9
10. The approximate pH of the solution when the weak acid is half neutralized is…
a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9
11. Which indicator is the most appropriate for signaling the endpoint of the titration? The approximate pH range for
the color change of each indicator is given.
12. A solution contains sodium fluoride, which of the following can be added to make a buffer solution?
I. NaOH
II. HF
III. NaCl
13. The pKb of the base ethylamine (C2H5NH2) is 3.25, if you wanted to prepare a buffer at pH 11.5 more ________
should be added to _______ the pH.
a. Acid, Decrease
b. Acid, Increase
c. Base, Decrease
d. Base, Increase
14. When 0.40 mol NH3 stoichiometrically react with 0.35 mol HI, which describes the solution that remains after
reaction?
a. It’s a buffer.
b. It’s a mixture of acids.
c. It’s a salt that contains only the conjugate acid.
d. A neutral solution will be produced.
For questions 15-18 refer to the following image:
16. At what point on the curve will OH1- first appear in solution?
a. B b. C c. D d. E
a. A b. B c. C d. D
18. Based on the molecular picture shown below, what location on the titration curve is displayed?
a. B b. C d. D d. E
Acid Base Part II Test
AP Chemistry 2015-16
Free Response
1. Codeine (C18H21NO3) is a pharmaceutical pain-reliever. When the drug is administered, it has an initial
concentration of 0.00500 M and a pH of 9.95 at equilibrium.
c. Calculate the mass of C18H22NO3Cl will be necessary when preparing a codeine buffer solution in order to
maintain a buffered pH at 8.65 in 50.0 mL solution.
2. Refer to the titration curve for the polyprotic acid H2A found below:
a. Which indicator would be better to use for determining the pH at which the first proton is released,
bromcresol green (Ka = 2.00 x 10-5) or thymolphthalein (Ka = 6.31 x 10-10)? Explain.
b. If the polyprotic acid H2A is found within the blood, where the average pH is 7.4, what substance(s)
would be observed at the molecular level between H2A, HA1-, and A2-?
Glutamine is an essential amino acid that is also polyprotic, its structure is shown below:
c. Proton A has a pKa of 2.17 and Proton B has a pKa of 9.13, in what order will the protons be dissociated
from the glutamine during a titration with a strong base? Explain.
3. Samples of biodiesel can be titrated to detect the presence of excess base with hydrochloric acid. During a
typical titration, 0.0100 M HCl is used to titrate an aliquot of biodiesel for the presence of KOH.
When a 60.0 mL sample is titrated, it is determined to be 0.0075 M KOH. Determine the following:
d. At the equivalence point, if the water evaporates, what mass of KCl would be present from the titration?
4. Hydrazine (N2H4, Kb = 1.7 x 10-6) is used to moderate pH levels in large industrial boilers. To ensure that hydrazine
is present in solution, a sample from the boiler can be titrated with a strong acid such as HNO3.
For a typical industrial boiler, the concentration of residual hydrazine should be 3.13 x 10-3 M. Determine the
following, when a 25.0 mL aliquot is titrated with 5.00 x 10-2 M HNO3.